The fight has gone out of me

I just saw the latest Justice League trailer. And before that, the newest Star Wars The Last Jedi trailer.

And you know, there’s a thread that runs through a lot of films. Films in the genre I have watched my whole life.

Fighting.

I’ll be the first to admit I prefer Marvel to DC *gasp* because DC tends to take the fight scenes to the extreme.

I disliked huge sections of The Hobbit trilogy because of the fight scenes.

I’m finding them tiring. Boring.

The stories end up being the same: the hero is set off on a quest or mission of some kind by an external trigger. Things happen. The hero must resolve the mission or quest through violence. Villain(s) lose/die/run off.

And I get that this is fiction. It’s escapism at its finest.

But you know, we are what we consume, whether it’s media or food or ideas. And I can’t help but think there’s a correlation between our pop culture and our response to so called enemies in the real world.

Now I am absolutely against censorship. What’s right for me, may not be right for you. And the people deciding what is permitted usually have ulterior motives. This is not a call for censorship in any way, shape or form.

These are just thoughts percolating in my head.

I wonder how interesting it would be to see the hero’s journey without the epic 45 minute end battle. A hero who works hard to build bridges and sort differences through communication. Who accepts that his/her position may not be the right one after all.

I wonder how our world views might change if the media diet we consume changes? Less black and white, moer blurred lines.

What I do know is that I will be, am, watching less of this stuff. Something has changed in me and it has affected what I want to watch and read.

I don’t know where this is going but I do know that I’m going to listen to my gut and see where it takes me.

Kind words. Small changes. An ebook to brighten your today and tomorrow. From me to you.